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What Gay Couples Can Expect If DOMA Falls

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule on a challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) before its summer recess, and legal experts are already in disarray over what the ruling could mean for same-sex...more

U.S. Supreme Court Hears DOMA Case—Now What?

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in United States v. Windsor, 12-307, a case that raises the question of whether the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is constitutional. Among the various groups that are...more

The Conundrum Facing Same-sex Couples and Whether Help is on the Way

In 1975, Paul Simon crooned, “[t]here must be fifty ways to leave your lover.” But in 2013, some married same-sex couples are having trouble finding any way to leave their partners. A recent New York Magazine cover story...more

Sentence for Juvenile of 100 Years is Cruel and Unusual Punishment or Aiding and Abetting Murder

Camilo Hernandez was fifteen years old when he was arrested for allegedly helping Cristian Argeta, an adult shoot into a group of six Afican American teenagers in Compton. Before shooting, Hernandez and Argeta yelled...more

Conviction for Possession of Materials to Produce Methamphetamine Reversed

Pacoima police received information that a shoe store there was selling narcotics. The police then put the store under surveillance. On February 2, 2009, police saw Carlos Garcia go into the store and leave with a large white...more

Supreme Court To Hear Two Gay Marriage Cases

The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it would take up two cases which challenge the constitutionality of bans on LGBT marriage. In one case, the court will rule on the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans federal...more

What You Need to Know About LGBT Marriage

When President Obama announced his support for gay marriage earlier this month, he was echoing a sentiment that more and more Americans have come to believe – that LGBT citizens have the same right to formalize their love in...more

Forced Organ Extraction Loophole: Children

New York Times Best Selling author Jodi Picoult’s most popular novel, My Sister’s Keeper, tells the story of a child who was conceived in order to harvest her blood and tissue for her older sister who suffers from leukemia....more

Same Sex Marriage and DOMA - Immigration and Divorce Issues

This article reviews the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and how state law legalizing same sex marriage conflicts with the federal law. It examines two areas specifically: immigration and divorce. This is becoming a legal...more

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Mediación Pcia Santa Fe (AR)

Esta es la nueva ley de mediación para la provincia de Santa Fe (Argentina),, sancionada el 13/12/2010, que aún debe ser reglamentada....more

Changes in Czech parental and other family contributions or benefits for Czech citizens abroad.

The Czech employment agencies were long ago warned by the European Commission and other Member States that they interpreted the term "residence" to broad. This would lead to abuse of the whole social system. (Czech nationals...more

Uitleg wijziging in Tsjechische ouderschaps en andere familie uitkeringen of bijdragen

De Tsjechische arbeidsbureaus werden al een tijdje geleden gewaarschuwd door de Europese Commissie en door de andere lidstaten dat ze de term “woonplaats” te breed interpreteren. Dit zou tot misbruik van het gehele sociale...more

Escrito sobre los Divorcios en Republica Dominicana

El divorcio es un procedimiento jurídico invocado a fin de separar el vínculo matrimonial de dos conyugues. Esta figura jurídica puede ser solicitada por los esposos de común acuerdo o por uno de ellos, por medio de...more

Foreign Court Order Ruled Unenforceable: Court Nullifies Award of Attorneys Fees

In the litigation captioned In Re the Marriage of Natalija and Nikolai Solomon Lyustiger, 2009 DJDAR 14245 (2009) the Third District Court of Appeal decided an action based on the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition...more

An Analysis of and Alternative to the Radical Feminist Position on Marriage

Radical Feminists advocate for the complete abolition of the institution of marriage, citing to historical oppression of women and the patriarchal nature of the institution. In this article, the author analyzes the accuracy...more